Expected to be among the league's elite clubs, the struggling Canadiens hope to avoid their fourth straight loss Saturday when they host the rival Ottawa Senators at Bell Centre.

GAME: Ottawa Senators (22-26-4-5) at Montreal Canadiens (30-22-2-5)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, February 21 - 3:00 PM EST
LINE: 135, -155 TOTAL: 5.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Canadiens listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

The Senators were defeated 5-2 by the Canucks last time out, as +115 underdogs at home. The game's seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).

Dany Heatley and Mike Fisher scored in that loss.

The Canadiens fell 5-4 to the Penguins on Thursday, as +160 road underdogs. That game's nine goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (6).

Tomas Plekanec scored twice, while Andrei Kostitsyn and Mathieu Schneider also tallied in the loss.

Current streak:
Ottawa has lost 2 straight games.
Montreal has lost 3 straight games.
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Team records:
Ottawa: 22-26-9
Montreal: 30-22-7

Ottawa most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Vancouver are 6-6-1
After a loss are 4-6

Montreal most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Vancouver are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
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